Allow SO or spouse to drive your vette alone?

[MARLTON LT-4]

His and hers...the ONLY way to go!!! (As long as yours is faster!)

CP

 

[vette747]

But as for alowing a man/male to drive my cars I am very carefull, Men just cant help themselfs from trying to push a car up to it limits just to see what it can do weather or not they have the exspereance to control it or not.

I agree. The only one who can drive my Vettes is my wife. She is the only one I trust. She drives the C4 in summer time. She races the C5 at drag strip. She likes beating the mustangs and any other cars.

I could even say that she takes care more than me !

 

[2000vette]

Thank you for all the feedback. I love this forum.

As for the trust issue, it is with the car. I trust him in the relationship. With the replies, I feel as others, that he will not take the same care as me like no keys or tools on belt to cut leather, park far away from other cars, not key exterior, etc.. The trust with the car goes a little deeper as far as not wanting him to take it and meet the buddies for drinks. He has no control. I will have no control. If I say you can go here or there but not here, it would be worse than saying I don't want you to drive it.

IH2LOSE,

You exactly hit it about "pushing the performance" which he has done with me in the car. So I can't imangine if I was not there. You pretty much got my feeling.

To answer your questions, he is 36 and no DWIS. His Monte Carlo SS was damaged 3 times that I recall in the time he has had it. He purchased it new in 87. One time it was totalled and he resurected it himself. He says he seems to get into trouble when he is in it. Yeah that makes me feel real good about him driving my vette. He has 0 points that I know of. He is a great guy.

I know if it were reversed, I would respect his vette and not be upset if he did not want me to drive it. Little more back ground- When I had the 93 I had to share it with my ex and he did not take care of. He would drive it in the rain and trash it. I decided when I was single to get one that was mine and he knows this. I also feel strong about the issue because I get infuriated when people think it is his car. He had a boat. He let me drive it when he got tired and did an excellent job. He did not let me drive it the last trip before he sold it. He made a conscious decision not to let me. I am ok with that. Also it was backed into and I am in the middle of picking a repair facility. I am so upset and depressed that I cannot imagine how I would feel if he got into an accident. Of course, I would be concerned for his health first.

Ms Schroder,
I think he is covered on my insurance as we are in the same household. If I give him permission to drive, then he is covered but it is per occurance. I am not sure if he would need to be "added" if he was driving it regularly.


lt4man,

It does protect him. He would pay if damaged as he did with my other vehicle.

I agree to "Save the Wave". I am amazed how many people do not wave.


RedVtteMan,

I am the same-only nice days!!!!!

Coolhandluke,

Surprisingly he is "your money my money".


MarltonLT-4,
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a non issue for those with his and hers.



Denise

 

[67HEAVEN]

My wife "tried" to drive mine once, and it scared her so bad she won't even ask any more.

Welcome to Denise.

 

[2000vette]

67 HEAVEN,
I wish it was that easy. All of his brothers want to drive it too. I asked the one have you drive a car with the power this car has. He got scared just by my conversation and won't drive it. Yes, one down. The other took a ride with me thinking I would leat him drive. I decided not to and he pulls a screwdriver out of his pocket while we are on the way back to his house. REAL NICE! I'm thinking great and I actually thought about you driving my vette. It is a good thing I cannot spit bullets.

Denise

 

[2000vette]

67HEAVEN,

Beautiful vette. How long did it take to restore?

Denise

 

[67HEAVEN]

67HEAVEN,

Beautiful vette. How long did it take to restore?

Denise

Thank you. 4.5 years, but I've owned it for 38 years.

 

[Patrick]

Okay, time for me to get philosophical. (QUIET, 67!)

Antoine de Sainte Exupery once said that love does not consist of gazing deeply into each other's eyes, but in looking forward, together, in the same direction. I like that quote, because it demonstrates, without saying it overtly, that a certain amount of trust that comes with love.

Let me put this another way- all of us love our Corvettes, and I mean love them to death. As Corvette enthusiasts, we pour our hearts and souls into these cars. We mod them. We spend endless hours of "zen time" detailing them inside and out. We garage them carefully, and get really upset when someone does something thoughtless, like lean up against them.

Do we do anything less when it comes to a relationship with a person to whom we have surrendered our heart? We trust the one person we pledge ourselves to with the most private, intimate moments two people can have... and yet, we wouldn't let them drive our car? :confused

This just seems a bit illogical to me. Love me, love my car. Besides, I can think of nothing sexier than a woman who thoroughly enjoys running through the gears on a stick shift, enjoying the whole experience while the wind blows her hair around. Her eyebrow cocked slightly as she looks over at me, that coquette-ish, come hither look that leaves me breathless... Her dark hair and eyes, and upturned corners of her mouth, craving the performance driving experience. I... uh... :ugh

Dang! This has got me fantasizing about Sandra Bullock again (Curse her marriage!). I'm going to go take a cold shower now. :L

-Patrick

 

[67HEAVEN]

Denise,

Sorry about Patrick. He gets like that.

 

[Patrick]

I can't hear a word you're saying, 67- the shower is running. BRR! otfl

-Patrick

 

[Dakota kid]

I now have to take a shower.


Patrick thinks he works as writer for Harlequin.otfl

 

[jrose7004]

My wife has never wanted to drive the Vette!

 

[DRTH VTR]

My wife has never wanted to drive the Vette!

My situation is like jrose7004. My wife has driven mine only 2-3 times, always with me in the car. She does not like to drive it, as it is too rough for her. I thought that it was important that she knows how to drive it and could do so in an emergency. But I don't think she would ever want to drive it by herself or with a friend. I would not have any problem with her taking the Z06, if she wanted to.

She liked driving my '97 A4, but the Z06 is a bit too much. She has started to enjoy riding in the car more than she used to, so I have not given up on her catching the Corvette bug herself. I have to make allowances; after all, she drives a BMW!

 

[BigMike5]

My wife was a little timid at first with our 04 C5 but now drives it when she wants to and the weather is good. I have a 99 300M as my daily driver but I exercise the Vette during the week now and then. I raised an issue only once with the wife, which was when she took the Vette to the Commisary for food shopping. I could see rolling shopping carts in my dreams after that. I drew the line there and she has not done it again. Otherwise, she is very good with the Vette when she can keep it under 75.

 

[Sharondippity]

No one drives my vette except me. I will let my spouse drive it when I get married. Just dating , er no, no driving of my vette. Period.

 

[charles2229]

Like DRTH & JROSE,
My wife has driven it twice, breifly, she kept shifting gears through the residential neiborhood and at 45mph, admitted it was a bit much for her liking..um, worked out fine for me!

 

[bunyz06rabbitt]

The relatives teasing thing, damaged his own car 3 times, totaling it once and the brother pulling a screwdriver on you, WHOA GIRL! ALL RED FLAGS! So I say hell no, NEVER EVER alone, not even if you marry him. What you're describing are mental instability issues on his end and lack of wisdom and experience issues on yours. And you're setting yourself up to spend the rest of your life with him, maybe even have his children? Well, as a caveat here's what happened to me, and I'm a guy. I was dating this woman once, not a girl, a woman. And I was letting her drive my '87 Lincoln LSC, this was in '88-'89, and that car at the time was Americas' supercar. And I was eating Vette's for breakfast in that thing at the time. Anyway, yes she was driving it alone and we were having more than our share of problems, so I had to take it back and force her into a more personally responsible lifestyle and way of life. Started seeing things I didn't like. But I loved this woman more than she knew. So, I help her find her own car and shortly after that, she picks up a guy at Stewart Andersons and breaks my heart like it ain't never been broken before. I caught them as he was inside of her. So an insightful friend of mine kind of suggested that she was probably going out at night, picking guys up in the Lincoln, without my knowledge. Took awhile to sink in, but yeah, you know what, probably. So my advice is, watch out girl! So how did the story end? The guy she picked up, turned out to be an ice addict (crystal methamphetamine) and yes, she became one too. He later betrayed her... for a young girl. Then her ex-husband was having problems with their pre-teen daughter and wanted to give her back, which he did. I grew up real fast and after several more relationships, found my one and only wife and am still married to her. Quite happy now. If he's been unstable and is unstable now, then you're gonna become unstable too. Those who follow evil, will become evil.

 

[Dataporter]

I brought my Corvette home the day I bought it and my wife of 24 years asked if she could drive it. I said hell yes! She took off, I thought she was going around the block, she was gone an hour! The last half hour was one of the longest in my life! When she got back, I'm like where in the thee heck were you? She is was just having fun in the Corvette!! But she's a great driver, won the lady's gymkana when we were in the BMW club!

Dave

 

[Wegone]

She has her own.. But she is more than welcome to drive any one she wants...as long as she lets me buy more!!!!

 

[rwpeders]

Hello,

Do you allow your spouse or significant other to drive your vette alone?

Denise

I let my wife drive my Vette by herself but she has only done so a few times. When I had a six speed she didn't drive it at all and would not try. My 2000 is an automatic and she enjoys driving it.

But if your SO is not a husband and may not become one, I see no reason to give him free access to your keys.